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Details the genesis, organization and tactics of the forces, including such units as the Long Range Desert Group and the Special Air Service.

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Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold it through the summer. That is, until the arrival of the Albatros D II, a machine built for speed and with twin-gun firepower. This book deals with these aircrafts.

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Containing over 6,000 terms covering nutrition, dietary requirements, chemistry, preparation and cooking, hygiene, health and safety, commercial food production, labelling, packaging and public health, this dictionary provides clear, informative and up-to-date terms relating to all aspects of food science and nutrition.

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Covers all aspects of librarianship and information and knowledge management. Designed to equip the trainee librarian or information management student with core industry terminology, this dictionary includes over 6,000 terms connected with information management, classification, cataloguing and electronic knowledge management.

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This fully updated edition offers over 11,000 entries, each providing clear, up-to-date coverage of specialist nursing terms including diseases, symptoms, instruments, common drugs and biological terms.

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This fully up-to-date second edition gives clear and concise definitions for hundreds of new terms, from fast-moving fields such as biotechnology, computing and environmental science. It's an ideal reference for students, or anyone dealing with scientific or technical language.

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The raid on Dieppe in August 1942 was one of the most controversial episodes of World War II. This study of the event explores the many lessons learned by all concerned, and how this led to a change of tactics and contributed to the success of the D-Day landings.

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This book helps to identify ecclesiastical architecture. It is a dictionary explaining in simple language over 600 terms likely to be encountered on a church visits and is illustrated with more than 300 drawings.

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Many of the beliefs and superstitions of early man were connected with animals, which were credited with their own powers of speech and understanding and were also regarded as a source of cures for both mental and physical ailments. This book presents the folklore that surrounded domestic pets and wild animals.

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Cures, magic, divination and portents were all connected with the rich variety of available plant life, especially in verdant Britain.

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Even after the paint dries, there is one important decision left to the modeller. How to display the finished work This book covers the common and many less common display techniques including dioramas, simple display cases, mirror stands, domes for individual figures, deep 'picture frame' boxes, and light boxes.

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A gripping police procedural, taking the reader on a journey into the dark heart of Hungary.

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The breakthrough novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Insult and The Book of Revelation

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An essential on-board guide to dealing with medical emergencies at sea where urgent help may not be forthcoming, guiding the layman through procedures step by step in non-medical language, illustrated with detailed photos and instructive diagrams.

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Presents seaworthy flying boat ever built, the elegant, tri-motor served with both the Allied and Axis forces in very different parts of the globe during World War 2, garnering an excellent reputation along the way. This study uses archival records, first-hand accounts and revealing photographs to illuminate the combat career of the aircraft.

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This title covers the Eighth Air Force, which was the only fighting arm in World War II to give ground skills the same classification as aerial victories. It shows just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots.

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Whether you're a nameless Dark Lord looking to conquer the known world, a Champion of Light holding out against the forces of evil or a Northern barbarian facing claimants to a stolen throne, this title allows you to bring those battles to the tabletop. Developed from the popular Lion Rampant system.

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With its fiery breath, scaly armour, and baleful, malevolent stare, the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil and corruption in European folklore and mythology. This title retells the greatest legends of this select group of warriors, while examining the myth of the dragonslayer in a historical, mythological, and even theological context.

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Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself...

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When Charles Stuart was crowned King of Scotland, Cromwell led the English army north to counter the threat he now posed. Their march on Edinburgh was opposed by Leslie's Scottish army who used guerrilla tactics to force them back as far as Dunbar.

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The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from Dunkirk is one of the most dramatic and famous episodes of the Second World War. This book assesses Operation Dynamo from start to finish, with reference to the plans, forces and operations involved. It features a compilation of various facts with illustrations, photographs and maps.

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The Dark Age of Britain, from the middle of the 4th century to the end of the 8th, was a time of violence and warfare, when charismatic warlords such as the fabled King Arthur could gather together armies and carve out their own kingdoms. This book presents an element-based system, where each base of figures represents 50 fighting men.

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From an initial examination of the fighting methods of the individual dwarf soldier, this book looks at how they do battle in small companies and vast armies. It covers all of their troop types from the axemen that form the front lines of battle to their deadly accurate crossbowmen, and more.